Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-24
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE MAYFLOWER WINS
Beating The GaIatea With
Perfect Ease.
THE SCENE AT MARBLEHEAD.
Seven Persons Killed On
The Rail.
BANK OFFICIALS IN JAIL.
jeff Davis On The Battle
Flags.
PET WEATHER FOR THEcar.rz

PET WEATHER FOR THEGALATEa
But She Sees the Mayfower,s Eee1s
At Marblehead-The English Cutters
HOW to the Yankee Centerboards in
the Eastern Yacht Clubs Regatta.
MARBLEHEAD, Mass, June 23.-After two
days of unfavorable weather, making neces-
sary as many postponements of the annual
regatta of the Eastern Yacht club, the hearts
OF the responding yachtsmen were cheered
this morning when it became apparent that
there was enough wind to make race posi-
BILE. There was, in fact, throughout the race
as much wind as any of the sailors wanted
The chief interest was felt in the contest be-
tween the Mayhower and the Galatea, the
| hrst-class sloops; between the Sachem and
| Iroquois formerly the Iulea) of the first-class
schooners, and between the cutters Huron
and Stranger, the former being of American
| and the latter of English build. The May
flower and Sachem won easily in their re-
spective classes, the only thoroughly good
contest being the race between the Sachem
and the Iroquois for the first fifteen miles.
The Sachem was handled in a superb man
ner and was kept we'll to win dward from
start to finish. Shortly after turning the
first stake boat the Iroquois' maintopmost
was carried away and the spar and sail hung
down in the rigging some time before they
could be cleared away. This mishap destroy
ed any chance that the Iroquois may have
had to win in her class, but
it was the opinion of yachtsmen
that the Sachem would have won
in any event as she was leading at the time
of the accident and was outsailing her chief
rival. This was the only mishap of conse-
quence during the race. General regret was
expressed that the Puritan had withdrawn,
for as there was promised a heavy blow
many desired to see how she would fare in
contest with the Mayfower and Galatea
The condition of the Puritan's bottom, how
ever, was such that her owner, Commodore
Forbes, did not deem it advisable to have
her sail, the pot lead and varnish having |
curled up into veritabIe bernacles as a result |
of bringing her off the ways before she was |
dry.
At 8 o'clock this morning the wind was |
blowing from southwest at velocity of near |
ly forty miles an hour. while out
side a tremendous sea was running |
Dor presented scene of remarkable activity |
from this hour when it was announced that |
The race would at last be sailed. Between 8 |
and II o'clock there were several squalls of |
wind and rain, while the outside had
very ugly look. After II o'clock, or from
he beginning of the race to the finish, there
we're no less than q dozen more or less VIC
emit storms of wind and rain, making it one |
# the nastiest yachting days possible, but
here was plenty of excitement among the
7achtsmen and a great deal of discomfort on
he part of spectators on the steamers and
,ther pleasure craft which followed the rae
ng yachts. The course for schooners of the |
irst and second classes was from point be- |
ween Half Way Rock and the judges boat |
anchored half mile distant southwesterly
welve miles to a turning stake near Hard
ng's Bell Buoy, thence easterly twelve miles
o similar stake, thence to the starting
Joint. Schooners of the third class and |
loops of the fourth class sailed to the south |
vest turning point and returned to the start !
ng line-distance twenty-four miles. At
0:30, when the yachts began to get under |
way for the starting point, the harbor was
ull of craft of all descriptions laden with !,
pectators, while the headlands and other |
POINTS Of vantage were well covered with hu- |
nanity. The Galatea was the first boat to
cave the harbor. Shortly after ten O'Clock
ne pointed out unoer malnsall ana Jlb, be-
ng followed in close order by the May flow
r, Thora, Gitana, Huron, America, Adri-
nne and the others. At 10:45 the wind which
ad been puffy for some time previous,
ct in steadily at velocity of about thirty
niles an hour, and all Of the single stiekers /
kept the Galatea housed their topmasts, f
7hile most of the schooners took similar :
recautions. At II O'Clock the warning sig
al was given and the feet began manoeuver- (
ng for favorable positions near the line At
1.25 the preparatory signal was given from 7
be judges boat, Confidence, and FIVE minutes
ater a long whistle signalled the start The c
Iayfower was first over the line at II 81 80, t
eing closely followed by the Iroquois and s
talatea. The others all got across within L
ne time limit and in the following order {
schem, Mohican, Gitana, America, Stranger, S
[uron, Adrienne, Shadow and Shona Fol
,wing is the classification of the feet:
FIRST-CIASS SCHooNERs